Well, yesterday was the big day! Finally it was time to find out the sex of the baby. I woke up a little tired because I had trouble sleeping the night before from sheer excitement. I took a shower and got ready like usual. Then it was time to measure out those wonderful 32 oz of water that I would have to ingest and hold in my bladder with excruciating discomfort. We got to Grossmont Imaging a little early and I filled out the usual assortment of paperwork. I begrudgingly paid the fee and reminded myself of how much being a cash patient sucked and sat down with Mike and my mom. As I sat there the aniticipation built up and along with that build up, so went my urge to pee all over the office floor! Then that big door opened and my name was called. Alas, I made it.
We asked if my mom could come and she assured us that she while she couldn't come right now, she wouldn't miss anything when that time came. We walked into the room, I laid down on my back and she got to work. I pulled up my shirt and pulled down my pants (sexy, lol) and I fully anticipated a chill to follow that thick gel spewing from the bottle but it was shockingly warm to the touch. I couldn't see the magic that was happening on the screen from my vantage point but I watched Mike's face and the expressions said everything I needed to know. The ultrasound tech said that she was initially going to be doing the measurements and looking at several things and that when she was done with everything she'd show us the baby and share the big news. After several minutes and some apparent struggles with our little wiggle worm, it was determined that I wasn't as far along as we initially thought. Based on our first ultrasound, the baby was measuring 2 weeks younger than my ovulation/conception estimation. So, instead of being 19 weeks like what we thought, it turns out we were 17 weeks; much too soon to do the measurements needed for this ultrasound screen. After she shared this with us, the big reveal came.
The way it happened is something that I would have never imagined. I expected some sort of aniticipation or mystery leading up to the announcement by the tech. Maybe a question like, "Do you have a feeling about what you're having" or, "Are you ready?". I never thought it would be blurted out with no warning. But that's what happened.
I could have guessed it already though. The way Mike had been smiling the whole time. A smile and a look in his eyes that I don't think I've seen in our almost 11 years together. The smug look for the running bet about who was right and the hopefulness that radiated from his being, I just knew it was a boy. So when the tech blurted out that it was most certainly a boy and when Mike asked her what her level of certainty was... the 101% answer we got back was not a huge surprise! We left the offices and the onslaught of calls, texts and emails started. I hope we didn't forget everyone, but it is so hard to contact everyone. I hope you can understand.
So, that's it! Another stinky weenie on the way, poor Mia! We go back in 3 weeks for some measurements but everything looks good and so far, this munchkin has made his daddy proud, just look at the picture and you'll see what I mean. LOL! ;)
